Proms 69 and 70 at the Albert Hall, SW7

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He waited, and the waiting was long. But finally George Lloyd, who died in
1998, has come into his own at the Proms. On Saturday, his HMS Trinidad
March will grace the Last Night; and on Tuesday his Requiem at
last received its London premiere.

The Requiem was dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales. As Lloyd’s last
work, it is consolatory, reassuringly tonal, and assured, even buoyant, of
mood. And it clearly delighted the many aficionados of this Romantic born
out of his time who gathered for the late-night Prom.